Santander Travel Forum

I have been looking at ways to get from Santander to San Vicente de la Barquera. I found La Cantabrica, and this station is supposed to be at c/Cádiz & Méndez Núñes., across the Renfe Station - center of town near the Cathedral. I only have weekday schedules for this company.

There's also an Alsa which has weekdays and weekends ... station appears to be there.

* I will need to make bus - train connections twice and need to untangle this *

Guess one of my problems is that Google maps shows the little railroad tracks a little too far back from where the station is. I have actually walked out of this station (the FEVE). It looks like both Feve and Renfe share the space?

Any suggestions wether I should take La Cantabrica or Alsa?

Are the directions to the bus station right?

Thanks!

Can anyone recommend one?
Thanks,
B

I was considering a side trip before a conference in Bristol. The Brittany Ferry to Santandar seems a great choice. Do you need a room or could you go without considering the wide array of facilities on the ferry.

Hola a todos!
We will arrive in Santander by ferry on 28th July which we understand is a bank holiday. What are bank holidays like in Spain? Will we be able to buy basic provisions like milk? We are renting a casa in Viveda to the west of Santander.
Un saludo
mimi_Mc

I am thinking of going to Santander for about a week in August, can you recommend a hotel or would it be better to rent an apartment for a family of 5.We want to be close to beach and the town Prices etc would be appricated ,I am coming from Ireland so I would fly with Ryanair. Is Santander a good place to go with a family all views appricated , thanks

Greetings!

I will be spending my birthday this summer in Santander. Was wondering if someone could suggest a special place to have dinner?

Also, was hoping that someone could give me some feedback on either of the following hotels? I'm trying to decide between the Hotel Silken Rio or the Hotel Las Brisas?

Thanks!

hi!

i'm spending a few days in santander and then making my way down to puerto viesge. we don't have a car or plan on renting one. what's the best way to get to the village of puerto viesge using public tranport?

is there a street name in santander called saron-sobarzo im not sure if i have the right spelling.


thanks
db

Hi everyone. My wife and I are visiting Santander next week for a 2 night break. Ive had a look at the weather forecast and it is not good. I was wondering if anyone could suggest places to see / visit or things to do in the city. We are staying in the city centre. Any advice will be gratefully received.
Thank you.

Where can one find a good laundromat in Santander with coin-op washers and dryers? I'm staying on Castelar for reference.

Thanks in advance!

I'd like to hire a student guide/translator to help us film a few locations in Santander this week (May 2nd through 5th 2007). Guide must speak Spanish fluently (Santander native preferred) and be able to translate into English.

We'll need the guide for- 2-4 hours for 2 or more days. Our schedule is pretty flexible. Pay is negotiable.

If you're interested or know of someone who's available please e-mail steinja@uvsc.edu ASAP

Hey,
I'm travelling to Somo on the 10th May for a surfing holiday and am staying at 'Hostal La Concha'. I'm arriving at Santander airport at 18.00. How would I go about getting from the airport to somo? I've read that it is possible to get a ferry from Santander to Somo but where so I get this from, and what time at night does it stop running.

Many thanks, Greg.

We would like to have a holiday in Santander and then go by rail to France.
From the map I have it appears that there is a rail connection between San Sebastian and Bayonne but I cannot find a site to give me any schedules . Can anyone offer some advice for going into France from the northern coast of Spain ?

hi,

im due to go to santander in september with my 2 very dear friends for 2 weeks:)
and would like some info regarding the place ie safety wise, places to see,were to go and things like that, also best hotels? as im tearing my hair out atm looking for a decent one within the price range, as we also have a ferry to get to and from santander from plymouth(and thats another problem as we have to travel to london from were we live to get to plymouth) so any help will be very much appreciated. im also disabled so would need to know if the place is hilly or whatever? many thanks

Can any one please post a note of the usual opening hours for Santander Shops please? Monday afternoon is of particular interest to us as we will come by ferry from Plymouth and only have a few hours ashore. Thanks.

Hello,

Myself and 3 friends would like to visit Santander for a week in July. Can anyone recommend good areas to stay? How would I go about finding apartments (or similar self-catering accommodation) that we could rent for the week? We aren't hiring a car and so it needs to be accessible by public transport.

Thanks :)

I am trying to orgainse a trip for my university womens football team to play in Santander and was wondering if anyone knew if there is somewherer we can play and or a local team we can play. We want to come in march around the 24th 2007. I can't seem to find anyone to contact to organise a match...
any tips greatfully reveived!!


many thanks
erica

We are considering taking the ferry from Plymouth England to Santander. Does anyone know if the waterway is very rough for this voyage? Any other comments about the journey are welcome.

Thank you

We are planning a trip from Santander to San Sebastian in July 2006. And we need a van.
Hiring it from convential car rentals is just unaffordable (especially a van).

Can anyone give us some advice? Are there local car rentals? Private people? Insurance issues?....

Thanks a lot!

Me and my girlfriend are hope to find some DELE courses during the summer in Santander.

But we are frightened away by the high prizes that are meantioned different places on the internet. Because we pay about 400 euros a month for a two room apartment here in copenhagen, and we are so naive that we were hoping to find something equal in Santander. We are students so we cannot afford much more because the spanish courses are also quite costy.

Do any of you know any newspapers or webpages where we can find cheap rooms during july and august. We just need one room and access to a bath and a kitchen. We might also be interested in a swap (like www.casaswap.com) for july and august.

Thank you for your help in advance
Henrik, alfen@stud.ku.dk

Hi,

Does someone know the actual duration of flight time with ryanair from Stansted to Santander?

I'm a nervous flier. So hopefully if its not too long I'll feel more relaxed.

I'm hoping its not much longer than about 90 minutes from take off to touch down.
cubbycuddly

Hi,

Does someone know the actual duration of flight time with ryanair from Stansted to Santander?

I'm a nervous flier. So hopefully if its not too long I'll feel more relaxed.

I'm hoping its not much longer than about 90 minutes from take off to touch down.
cubbycuddly

I would like to spend a year in Santander from Sept 06 to improve my Spanish and to work. I am a primary teacher from Ireland. I am looking for suggestions re work openings and maybe somebody who would teach me Spanish in return for english lessons or for a reasonable price. I would teach or work as a teaching assistant but would also be happy to try something different. Hoblo Espanol bastante bien. Que puedo hacer en Santander.

Hi! I am planning on studying abroad in Spain this summer, but can't decide if I want to do this in Santander or Malaga. I am looking for nice beaches, good beach weather, beautiful architecture, and neat botiques. Any ideas/ recommendations which I should go for?

Hallo! I'm trying to find a hot spot (preferably free)in the center of the city.Does someone knows a website where to find it? or a map?Thanks in advance!Ciao!

We are visiting Santander next week for 4 days and looking for advice on what to see. We will have a car so travelling to the surrounding area is not a problem.

Thanks for your Help
Karen

is it possible to get from santander to Suances by bus?
I know you can take a train to Torrelavega (as there are no train stations in suances)

INFORMATION WOULD BE WELL APPRECIATED

tHANKS

I am off to Santander this weekend with my boyfriend for three nights. I would like to know if there is a nice resturant (I am sure there are many) as it is my birthday on Saturday and some good places to go for a drink or two.

Also we are really only there for two whole days apart from the beach what else can we do there, I wanted to do a trip to the mountains but is that too far, and are there buses that go there.

Hope you can help,
Thank you,
L

I suppose a native wouldn't know the answer....but are there hostels in this city? Can't seem to find any. Please let me know. Would like to come but not keen on staying in a hotel by myself.

Hi there,

I am visiting Santander with a group of 4 for a long weekend. We were wondering if there were any good bars or clubs people could recommend to us - after reading some comments about Santander it sounds a bit sleepy with not much nightlife....is this the case?


If anyone has any ideas of places to go/avoid it would be great to hear.....

Thanks

Julie